Chapter 14 Flashcards
Financial statement analysis is the application of analytical tools to general-purpose financial statements and related data for making business decisions.
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Financial statement analysis lessens the need for expert judgment.
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Financial statement analysis may be used for personal investment decisions.
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The evaluation of company performance and financial condition includes evaluation of (1) past and current performance, (2) current financial position, and (3) future performance and risk.
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External users of accounting information make the strategic and operating decisions of a company.
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One purpose of financial statement analysis for internal users is to provide information helpful in improving the company’s efficiency and effectiveness in providing products and services.
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Evaluation of company performance does not include analysis of (1) past and current performance, (2) current financial position, and (3) future performance and risk.
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A company’s board of directors analyzes financial statements to assess future company prospects for making operating decisions.
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Financial analysis only refers to the communication of relevant financial information to decision makers.
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Profitability is the ability to generate future revenues and meet long-term obligations.
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Liquidity and efficiency are considered to be building blocks of financial statement analysis.
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Market prospects are the ability to provide financial rewards sufficient to attract and retain financing.
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Profitability is the ability to generate positive market expectations.
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Financial reporting includes not only general purpose financial statements, but also information from stock exchange filings, press releases, shareholders’ meetings, forecasts, management letters, auditor’s reports, and Webcasts.
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The building blocks of financial statement analysis include (1) liquidity, (2) salability, (3) solvency, and (4) profitability.
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General-purpose financial statements include the (1) statement of comprehensive income (income statement), (2) statement of financial position (balance sheet), (3) statement of changes in equity, (4) statement of cash flows, and (5) notes to these statements.
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Standards for comparison are necessary when making judgments about a company’s performance.
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Standards for comparison when interpreting financial statement analysis include competitor and industry performance data.
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Measures taken from a selected competitor or a group of competitors are often excellent standards of comparison for analysis.
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Intracompany analysis is based on comparisons with competitors.
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General standards of comparisons include the 2:1 level for the current ratio and 1:1 level for the acid-test ratio.
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Vertical analysis is the comparison of a company’s financial condition and performance across time.
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Horizontal analysis is the comparison of a company’s financial condition and performance to a base amount.
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. Three of the most common tools of financial analysis include horizontal analysis, vertical analysis, and ratio analysis.
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A financial statement analysis report helps to reduce uncertainty in business decisions through a rigorous and sound evaluation.
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A good financial report does not link interpretations and conclusions of analysis with the underlying information.
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A good financial statement analysis report often includes the following sections: executive summary, analysis overview, evidential matter, assumptions, key factors, and inferences.
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Analysis of a single financial number is often of limited value.
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Comparative financial statements are reports that show financial amounts placed side by side in columns on a single statement for analysis purposes.
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Vertical analysis is used to reveal patterns in data covering successive periods.
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Trend analysis is a form of horizontal analysis that can reveal patterns in data across successive periods.
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Trend analysis of financial statement items can include comparisons of relations between items on different financial statements.
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Comparative horizontal analysis is used to reveal patterns in data covering successive periods.
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A trend percent, or index number, is calculated by dividing the analysis period amount by the base period amount and multiplying the result by 100.
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The percent change is computed by subtracting the analysis period amount from the base period amount, dividing the result by the base period amount and multiplying that result by 100.
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Vertical analysis is a tool to evaluate individual financial statement items or groups of items in terms of a specific base amount.
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Horizontal analysis is used to reveal changes in the relative importance of each financial statement item.
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The base amount for a common-size statement of financial position is usually total assets.
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An advantage of common-size statements is that they reflect the dollar magnitude (size) of the different companies under analysis.
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Graphical analysis of the statement of financial position can be useful in assessing sources of financing.
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A corporation reported cash of $14,000 and total assets of $178,300. Its common-size percent for cash equals 7.85%.
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($14,000/$178,300) x 100 = 7.85%
A ratio expresses a mathematical relation between two quantities and can be expressed as a percent, rate, or proportion.
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Ratios, like other analysis tools, are only historically oriented.
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Liquidity refers to the availability of resources to meet short-term cash requirements.
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Working capital is computed as current liabilities minus current assets.
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